Fokker
Fokker Flugzeug-Werke GmbH of Schwerin I. Mecklenburg produced a series of indifferent planes until a synchronized gun was mounted to a monoplane, creating the world's first fighter with that advantage. The monoplanes were not great fliers, but the resulting "Fokker Scourge" -- along with a healthy dose of self-promotion -- gave the firm clout and name recognition that would carry forth to this day. Their D.I-IV were nothing spectacular, but the Dr.I caused a stir and the D.VII was one of the all-time best.
Anthony Fokker was active in supplementing his German business with Austro-Hungarian sales, though Austro-Hungarian purchases significantly lagged those in Germany.
Production aircraft from the Great War or shortly thereafter include:
- Fokker M.1-M.4 [note 1]
- Fokker M.5 [note 2]
- Fokker A.I (M8)
- Fokker A.II (M5L) [note 3]
- Fokker A.III (M5K) [note 4]
- Fokker B.I (M7 or M10E)
- Fokker B.II (M10Z)
- Fokker B.III (M17E2)
- Fokker E.I
- Fokker E.II
- Fokker E.III
- Fokker E.IV
- Fokker D.I
- Fokker D.II
- Fokker D.III
- Fokker D.IV
- Fokker D.V
- Fokker D.VI
- Fokker D.VII
- Fokker D.VIII/E.V
- Fokker Dr.I
References
- Notes
- ↑ In 1912-13, Fokker sold a series of monoplanes to the German military, all based on the Spin 3 aircraft. But they were found unfit for military service.[1]
- ↑ The M.5 was a monoplane similar to a Morane-Saulnier H but with welded-steel fuselage framing. Its form carried over directly into the E-class Eindeckers.[2]
- ↑ "L" stands for lang, German for long, with its 9.6 m (31 ft 6 in) wing.[3]
- ↑ "K" stands for kurz, German for short, with its 8.5 m (27 ft 11 in) wing.[3]
- Citations
- Bibliography
- D. Edgar Brannon, Fokker Eindecker in Action. Carollton, TX, USA: Squadron Signal Publications, Inc., 1996. ISBN 0-89747-351-5
- Peter Gray and Owen Thetford. German Aircraft of the First World War. Great Britain, Putnam, 1962, 1987. ISBN 0-85177-809-7.
- Peter M. Grosz, George Haddow, and Peter Schiemer. Austro-Hungarian Army Aircraft of World War One. Flying Machines Press, 1993. ISBN 0-9637110-0-8.